I have a Roper side by side refridge-freezer. We smelled an electrical smell last night. Today the freezer/icemaker thawed out and the refridge also did not cool. I have pulled the back off and checked the fan and it rotates freely. I have vacumed everything around the compressor, coils, and the fan. I am an aircraft mechanic and have tools, I just would like some possible troubleshooting areas to look to narrow the problem down and order a part. What path do you suggest I take to isolate the issue?

Many times a freezer and/or refrigerator do not work right because of
a dirty condenser coil...there are also many other things that can go
wrong.

If
you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out the last two
tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

Check
out these tips that I wrote about that... it is a great place to
start trouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do
rather then calling a repair person to do a simple thing for
you...

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ice mker may have not been the problem . there are heaters in the back and they may have been causing the smell and if they overheated due to a failed defrost therm. ck for ice build up in back of freezer . this would also cause ice build and a blocked evap coil .. and thus no cold to the fresh food . mm

If the evaporator (freezer) fan and the condensor (bottom rear) fan are both running but you have no cooling at all, the odor you smelled was probably the compressor start relay/overload device. It would be in your best interest to have a professional service technician look at it. Proper repair could mean the difference between a $60 part, or a $300 compressor. Prices are for the part only.

You have a bad main control board problem . Stuff a shelf in the refrigerator section with crumpled up newspaper and leave running ( the ink in the paper absorbes odor . Takes several days to eliminate .